Arsenal youngsters canter into next round

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Arsenal showed that the addition of fire to their trademark flair extends to every member of Arsène Wenger’s talented squad in qualifying for the Carling Cup quarter-finals. And they did so at a canter at Bramall Lane last night, despite Sheffield United’s best efforts to expose their perceived soft centre and dislike of the attritional approach.

United had achieved that at this venue last season, when the clubs met in the top flight, outmuscling and outfighting Arsenal to record a 1-0 win. But there was never any danger of a recurrence, despite Wenger making 11 changes to the starting line-up